Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-16

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81 military tuEiG1lefion aRa dlElead tNeo
fkrr1 1880. known = the military a.
visions q a. AfIanffa, fhe Mi1s01H,
ana fhs PaaiEa, enah eommandsd b. q
mnfutseenaFnl Of tie army. Thess
eraud dtrisinna oompriss TIE Whale tar
Fitogy q he cou1sKy. 1he division
henduaaKfssB mss e aoveznaF'e ksianes
Ghissao and Ban FRANCHISES Fsspee11ys-
II. Its sxmy consists 81 twenty ave
reRimeuf8 Of infa1aEy. tn 81 casAlry
and nse Of artillery, q baasail1n 81 en-
Rineerg, c1usistlnR o. four companies.
ana . defachmeut q oFdn41ee. The
9sh azd l0th KaRfwenss Of cavalry ano
ske 2ifh and 18th feRimeHts Of infantry
are eeloEsd ssl1iars- The regimsnfs are
ID at respects On fks sane military
Footina a. al otheKa. The ncn-esm-
miasi0ued oGfoars are selected and pro-
mstsd from tbs ranks of tbeiE Own re-
Imenis, and tbs commissioned cfiseEs
are aasiRued 20 the FsRiments as vaoan-
eiss cesar. Eaeh ooiassd regiment hes
3 ehaplaiD.
A aoLDEEn's DuTTEs.
A dsaailsd dsseription Of The duties Of
soldiers, even a peace times. woald re-
QuiEe 100 muoh tine and space. has gen.
era issa sft~p saily routine viii COZ
rest tns ezrcueons impressions 30 gen
orally entsFtsiaed thai Q soldiers life
ID one Of idieness. RsVeilie b sounded
al o. near sunFise, the exact time vary
/ ING sonewhat 81 different posts. A. the
aFsi ncss the garrison nag b hoislsa,
| All soldiers must turn cat Ia ranks at
| this and other roll Gala DFill fOE an
boar OF more follows soon after at .
time fixed By the commanding ofackf.
Tire ceremony Of Ruasd mounting takes
pIaes &c 9 O'Clock; fatigue call CONES
next IN order fths sick call, which inter
Venes, NOT being, Of c7ufse, . call for
duty), when sneh men, consisting OF
the old guard and others designated N
| turn, perform the necessary fatigue and
police dnty Of the post. At II O'Clock
arss ssFeeants' cali is sounded, When
/ these missionaries repalf 10 the edjn-
tsnl's 0face for The peFfeotinR Of tne
rolls Of the sergeant major, thus enab-
i ling him TO keep his roster correctly,
and also 10 receive such Information
and INSTRUCTIONS as may be necessary
oonesEnine their troops, batteries, or
companies. Dinner Il 81 noon. Al an
hour designated BY the post commander
afternoon drill call ID sounded, when
| the troops exercise in such maunveFs as
are prescribed. Dress parade usually
/ takes plaoa Just before sunset, and IL 50
/ timed that retreat Is sounded iust after
tbe troop beats Of" durins that cere-
moBy. The dag ie lowered at the 1fsi
note OF retreat. SuppeF soon follows
dress parade. Tattoo roll call Is az 8
O'Clock. and taps or lights out halt en-
hour later. While attendance ct re-
reliQi0as ceremonies IL not compulsory
In the army, many Of the man attenc
divine service 81 those posts-of which
there are thirty. fouK-that have chap
laina, aBd more observance 10 given q
the day than vas the case in foFmel
years.
Men are detailed for guard duty will
such frequency as the strength Of thu
force 81 the post where they are sta
toned renders necessary. There ar
three Feiiefs Of q prescribed number OF
men, with one corporal TO each RELIEF
and one sergeant Of the guard. Tws
hours on one post and four hours OF
daring the four and twenty hours. 4
the unVaryinQ routine. Each senfine
10 instructed BY the officer Of the guard
Who Il q lieutenant, under authority Of
the officer Of the day, ito take charge
of this post and al government proper
81 Ia view; salute all officers aceordsnf
to rankin case Of fire alarm the guard,
and suoh ordsEs as ere deemed neces
saFy are given. The order 10 Rivtn q
the sentry on No. ] SO turn cat the
guard for ali general officers, the com
manding ofi.eF, the officer Of the day
and for all armed paTtles." Any brsscf
Of disciplins whils on guard is an az
Rrayatiou Of the odenee, and 10 be
bo0vea the seldier 10 have his wits aboul
him and 20 attend strictly to duty dur
ing bis tour. Guard dnty Ii, like thl
reading Of the Koran, an endless task
| Our military posts are in many in
stances tsolat a communities IN them
selves, and Ia many respects Is different
from civilian settlements or villages az
can veil be imagined There are posi-
schools, al which enlisted soldiers can
II 90 disposed, pick up q fair common
school education during one term oi
enlistment. The subiecs Of compulsory
education 10 the army has been exhaust
lively discussed Of late, and 90 accom-
pliahed an offseF a. Brsvet Major Gen.
eFal James B. Fry has eiven il as bid
opinion that enlisied men should NOT
Do compelled against their wills 10 at.
tend post schools. About ten years acc
James A. GARFIELD and Robert Schenck,
while serving on the committee on nil
itaFy affairs IN the House Of Represen-
tatiTes, prepared Q clause In the revised
statutes, section 1871, which afteFUaFd
became g Law, and which is as follSws'
MILITARY SCHOOLS.
Schools shall b established az ali
posts, gaFTisons oE peFmaMenk camps, 81
Whioh the enlisted men mar Be in
strucsed Ia the common English branch
Is % edueafton, and especially IN the
history Of the Unitad States; and the
secretary Of var may detail such on
GERS and enlisted men e. may be neoss-
saFy 10 carry oat ibis provision, etc.
school honfs for soldiers are from
half AZ hour after retFeet until tattoo
roll call. The post schools are not al
present kept up 30 the standard Of ex-
cellence intended By the provisions OF
the lav, and al many posts the letter Of
the law alone is observed.
The men Of the army have various
amossmenta, watch, however, vary
much a. different posts. AmatsaK the
atrioals and musieales are Of frequent
occurrence az some during The winteI
moalhs. The post and The company
libraries are sources Of comfort 10 sol
dieFs. and gymnRstsc exercises field
sports asd athlesie games serve 20
Anasa them. Workmanship may be
said TO have begun With the advent Of
the foreign team that came here fifteen
years ago. Such devslopment Of sharp
shooting a. followed has rarely besn
known until nov. MaFksEea and shaEp
shooters pFedominate In the Fauks %
the army. TIE practical life Of 9 sol-
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